User talk:IainMcKay

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Proposed deletion of National Gazetteer (for Scotland)


The article National Gazetteer (for Scotland) has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern:
 * I couldn't verify its notability

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Boleyn (talk) 17:07, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of National Gazetteer (for Scotland) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article National Gazetteer (for Scotland) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/National Gazetteer (for Scotland)& until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. GeoffreyT2000 ( talk,  contribs ) 17:51, 18 February 2017 (UTC)